Party lounge and furniture construction



Aug. 22, 1939. F. KIESLER 7 2,170,332 PARTY LOUNGE AND FURNITURE cousmucnou Filed Jan. 24, 1956 2' Sheets- Sheet 1 INVENTOR Fvedzrich Kiesler ATTORNEY Aug. 22, 1939. F. KIESLER PARTY LOUNGE AND FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 24, 1956 INVENTOR 7 Frederick Kiesler viola ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 22, 1939 2,170,332

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PARTY LOUNGE AND FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION Frederick Kiesler, New York, N. Y.

Application January 24, 1936, Serial No. 60,604

Claims. (Cl. 5-37) This invention relates to new and useful im- Fig. 6 is a perspective view of my new lounge provements in furniture constructions generally show ng a tray or table a s c e therewith; and has reference in particular to a lounge or ,Fig. 7 illustrates a modification of the frame couch. construction shown in Fig. 3; 5 An object of the present invention is a 0011- g- 8 s a partial s 'V W Of a 2 5.

vertible lounge which can accommodate a great mg o the invention, showing the attachment of number of people simultaneously and in such t e a s to e a manner that the occupants can sit on the lounge 9 i a p plan' view of my new l u e 0cfacing each other. Inasmuch as my new lounge upied by five pe o 10 Will seat a whole arty at the same time, I call my The ung h w in F 1 n is of a y I lounge party lounge. having a back 2 disposed in a recess in the body Another object of th i ti n is th to which it is pivoted at 3. The position of the struction of a convertible lounge including one back 2 may be j d y e s f t ra chet or more sections that may be raised to form aback r 45 W i h s attached to the back 2 and or head rest. On the other hand, these sections adap e tOI en age with the p 5 for s pp 15 may be readily lowered in order to convert the the back 2 i raised p i n Stops 0 erv o lounge into a bed or couch with an even flat top. support the back 2 in lowered position.

Another object of the invention is a convenient The y I is supported on tWO Pa s C ste s foot rest construction associated with my new 5 and 7 Which are p ed at the corners Of a lounge, trapezoid, the front casters 6 being of larger Another object of the invention is a detachable diameter than the hack C te s Due to this arm rest which may be easily attached to nd special arrangement of the casters 6, l and the disconnected from the movable sections of my difierehce in their diameters, the lounge y be n w lounge, moved about very easily when unoccupied, while Another object of the invention is a special ar-' it fi s great resistance a d s p ac c y 5.

rangement and construction of the supporting movable W e S pp ting a weight. e lounge casters for my lounge which, on the on h d will never slide or roll away while occupied; this will permit movement or the empty lounge with is of i l ly gr m r n e f r hi type the greatest ease, while on the other hand, the of furniture lounge will be practically immovable when sup The lounge shown in provided With 30.

porting a Weight as for instance a person e t movable foot rests 8 which, ordinarily, are hidon the lounge, den underneath the body I, but may be readily Another object of the present invention is to pulled out when needed- The Ot ests shown provide a special top for t lounge, in Fig. 1 consist of metal tubing and telescope v Another object of the invention is the cominto a metal tubing P v ded at the bottom of 35 bination of a table or tray with my improved body I as shown in i It should be r, lo g however, that the foot rests may be made of with th d other objects in View, the presany desired material and supported underneath ent invention consists in the arrangement of elethe body I y means Of y known device.

40 ments and parts described in the following speci- Detachable arm-Fests 9 y e ec red to the 40 fication and illustrated in the accompanying back 2 by means of pins Which are p v ded drawings in Which- With heads and adapted to engage the slots H Fig 1 is a, perspective iew of the preferred provided On the sides of the back 2 (see Fig. 2) form of construction of my new lounge; 42 designates EL pillow and 43 designates a table 45 Fig. 2 is a detailed side View of the back of the or ray pr v d d in the recess in body I in such 44' lounge ho i Fig, 1 ith th m t d manner that it will not interfere with the back 2 tached therefrom; I either in raised or lowered position.

Fig. 3 illustrates by way of example one form The body Of the lounge may b ph lstered of construction of the supporting frame of my as shown in 1 Or it may so sist of wood or new lounge; metal or any other desired material. The up-- 50 Fig. 4 is a perspective view of m lounge conh ls ery h w n 1 y be pp d e. g. struction showing the banked sides of the top o e frame l2 illustrated in surface; Frame 82 is provided with a recess which is Fig. 5 is a side view of a lounge in accordance occupied by the small frameit pivoted to frame with the present invention; l2 at the points l5 and I6. Springs M are 55 stretched across both frames I2 and 13 to form a resilient support for the body of the lounge. The frames l2 and i3 shown in Fig. 3 are preferably made of metal tubing. It will be obvious that instead of the frame having rectangular shape as shown in Fig. 3, it may equally well be of circular, oval or any other shape. Likewise, instead of the horizontal spiral springs shown in Fig. 3, any other horizontal or vertical spring or resilient means may be employed with the same result.

A special feature of my invention resides in the banked top surface of the lounge as. shown in Fig. 4. In this figure the side portions N3 of the lounge are slightly tapered upwardly with respect to the central portion 19 to prevent cushions or other articles from sliding down. 7 I

The upholstery of the lounge according to the present invention preferably consists of several independent sections. The upholstery shown in Fig. 4, g., comprises the two side portions l8 and a single central portion IS. The lounge shown in Fig. 5, on the other hand. comprises a back 22 which is provided with an individual upholstery while the remaining portions of the body 2| are upholstered separately. In such case the abutting edges of the upholstery of the body 2! and the individual upholstery of the back 22 should make a tight joint in order to obtain a perfectly flat and even top surface when the back 22 is lowered.

The back 22 of the modification shown in Fig. 5 comprises a wooden frame 23 and helical springs 24 attached thereto. The back 22 is disposed in a recess of the mainbody 2| of the lounge and pivoted to body 21 at 25. 26 designates a ratchet bar which cooperates with pin 21 to adjustably support the back 22 in raised position. Stops 2i! serve to support the back 22 in lowered position. The frame 30 carries the metal tubings 29 in which the foot rests 3| are movably disposed. The lounge of Fig. 5 is likewise supported on wheels 32 which are arranged and constructed like those shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 shows a lounge provided with a table or tray 32 which is detachably secured to the stops 33 supporting the back 34 in lowered position. The table or tray 32 is so disposed that it will not interfere with the back 34 by which ,it is completely concealed when in lowered position. The tray 32 may be used, e. g., for storing the detachable arm rests 9 (see Fig. 2) or as an improvised serving table etc.

Fig. '7 illustrates a modified form of the frame of the present invention. The frame shown in this figure consists of a main frame 35 and two small frames 36 and 31 disposed in recesses provided on the main frame 35. The small frames 36 and 37, which serve as backs, are pivoted to the main frame 35 at the points 38, 39 and 40,

respectively.

The frames shown in Figs. 3 and '7 may either form an integral part of the upholstery of the lounge body or they may simply be used in connection with an independent mattress. Such arrangement is particularly adapted for outdoor furniture because the mattress may be easily removed and the frame left outdoors. In the case where a separate mattress is used in connection with the frames of the present invention, the

mattress should be fastened near the juncture of the main frame and the small frame in order to prevent the mattress from sliding down when the small frame, which forms the back of this type of lounge, is raised.

Such a lounge is illustrated in Fig. 8. In this figure the main frame 44 and the movable sectional frame 45 are covered by a separate mattress 46 which is fastened to the main frame 44 at 48 by means of the flap 4'! provided on the mattress.

The lounge shown in Fig. 9 consists of a body portion 49 and two adjustable portions 50 and 5| serving as backs. Five persons are shown occupying the lounge. The recess in the lounge, which is uncovered when the back 50 is raised, is of large enough dimensions so as to accommodate the legs of several persons seated on the lounge, as shown in the drawings. It should be observed that due to this construction it is possible to seat a number of people on the lounge facing each other, an arrangement which is quite impossible on the ordinary couches and sofas now in use, excepting of course the possibility of a person putting his feet on the couch.

It will be obvious that many changes may be made in the design and the structural details of my improved lounge without departing from the spirit of the present invention. And although I have shown and described specific forms of construction of my invention, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction shown and described herein. It should be noted particularly that I contemplate the use of my said invention in connection with many other devices and pieces of furniture, such as for inst: chairs, easy-chairs, fauteuils, daybeds, sofas, tables and the like.

I claim-- 1. A convertible couch comprising a substantially quadrangular main frame provided with a substantially U-shaped recess, supporting means carried by said main frame, said supporting means forming a sitting surface, a substantially quadrangular auxiliary frame hingedly secured to said main frame in the recessed section thereof, and means associated with the said two frames for adjustably supporting the auxiliary frame on the main frame, whereby the auxiliary frame may be raised and lowered with respect to the main frame, said auxiliary frame serving as a back rest in raised position. and completing, in lowered position, the general quadrangular contour of the main frame.

2'. A convertible couch comprising a unitary circumferential main frame and an auxiliary frame, supporting means carried by said main frame, said supporting means forming a sitting surface, a section of said main frame being recessed to accommodate said auxiliary frame, the latter being hingedly secured to said main frame in said recess, and means associated with said two frames for adjustably supporting said auxiliary frame upon the main frame, whereby the auxiliary frame may be raised and lowered with respect thereto, said auxiliary frame forming a back support in raised position and completing, in lowered position, the broken contour of the main frame in the recessed section thereof.

3. The couch claimed in claim 2, in which the said recess is so dimensioned that at least one person can sit upon the couch at the recessed section thereof with his legs disposed in the recess, while said auxiliary frame is raised, whereby people can sit on the couch facing one another.

4. A convertible couch comprising a main supporting body upon which occupants can sit or lie, said supporting body being recessed inwardly and horizontally, an auxiliary supporting body disposed in said recess and movably mounted 75;.

therein, means associated with said main and auxiliary bodies to adjustably support the latter upon the former, whereby said auxiliary body may be raised and lowered with respect to the main body, said auxiliary body, when raised,

forming a back rest for persons sitting upon the main body, while in its lowered position, said auxiliary body completes the broken contour of the main body in the recessed section thereof in which said auxiliary body is disposed.

5. The couch claimed in claim 4, in which the said recess is so dimensioned that at least one person can sit upon the main body at the recessed section thereof, with his legs disposed in the recess, for the purposes described.

FREDERICK KIESLER. 

